Recent content by CY078

Hi All I've been trawling the web/forum trying to find a definitive answer on this topic ... is there a water to grout ratio ?? Most feedback I have had is just mix it like cake mix. Which is good for the trained eye (never baked a cake so wouldn't know that either) but for the...

How often does grout sealer have to be applied for white grout to stay white ?? How effective is it ?? As in does the grout look exactly like it did the first day it was put in 6 months after even with mopping the tiles each night ??? Or am I in a no win situation and just use dark...

I have the same problem. I tried using silicon as a substitute to grout. I only applied it on selected areas as a trial ... the used it where the grout had cracked, fallen down the crack because of the movement. It works ... kind of ... you have to be very fast because the silicon can...

I put cement fibre sheeting on top of my timber floors before putting the tiles on. I am "assuming" that there were not enough nails used to hold down the cement fibre boards as there is (again "assuming") flex in the board hence the grout breaks up, falls down the crack, and has to be...

My thinking is the silicon will flex with the tiles as they move.

I don't know the type of grout ... I am unsure if it is flexible or not. I am "assuming" so because I told described to the tiling shop what I was going to do and he recommended that type of grout. I don't think the original floor was securely screwed to the joist because there was creaking...

Hi All I laid my tiles about 18 months ago. It was originally a wooden floorboard, I then nailed cement fibre sheeting on top of the floorboards then the tiles on top. The area it covers is a lounge, dining, kitchen, and hallways to the bedrooms ... roughly about 90 sq mtrs. Some areas...